By Lindee Goodall

St. Patrick’s Day Quick Project

St. Patrick's day logo

Looking to put together a design for St. Patrick’s Day? This new Quick Project and webinar will walk you through all the steps you need to take to digitize this design from scratch in Generations embroidery digitizing software.

Use the Built-In Tools

Using tools on the Punch bar and Create bar you’ll digitize first the shamrock, then the hat, then the letters. You’ll learn how to turn the first two elements into Building Blocks that can be reused over and over. Finally, you’ll assemble the pieces into one design, eliminating excess layers of stitches.

Looks complex? Not when I break it down into easy bit-size steps. If you have a basic understanding of using Generations, you’ll be ale to digitize this design. And if not? In that case, the designs are included and you can work with them.

Project Webinar

The webinar for this project will be in the weekly free Generations Workshop on Thursday, March 4 at noon MST. If you miss it, don’t worry! All the webinars are recorded and you can watch them for free too! The full list of webinars is listed.

What You’ll Learn with this Project

Even if you aren’t Irish, you’ll learn all sorts of useful things you can do with Generations:

  • How to break down a design into pieces
  • How to use the Punch Ring and Heart on the Punch bar
  • How to work with Create Satin Side-to-Side tool (Create bar)
  • How to work with Create True Ellipse tool (Create bar)
  • How to work with Create Freehand area tool (Create bar)
  • How to use the Insert Text tool
  • How to Divide with A Line
  • How to create an outline from an area
  • How to change stitch properties
  • How to use Guides
  • How to create and use Building Blocks
Where to Get It

This project, along with several others, can be found in the shop and to celebrate the month of March, projects are 50% off!

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Embroidery Tip

  • To check for a balanced tension, sew out the word “FOX” in all capital letters about 1” high. Check the back of the embroidery. The middle one-third should be bobbin thread, the outer third on either side should be needle thread. Easy to say, but not as easy to achieve consistently!

Mission

To inspire and nurture personal creativity and productivity by connecting embroiderers and digitizers with innovative, high-quality products and information that significantly elevate their enjoyment and experience while maximizing the use of technology. In other words, more toys and more fun!